1/72 F4U-5 Corsair
Everything ready, let's give it a go, shall we?
One thing I did not mention is, that I decidet to replace the kit shallow "engine" with quickboost resin casting. Much more detailed and nicer
Some adjustement was required to fit the casting in the fuselage halves
quite a nice fit
To prevent the engine to slide inside the fuselage, plastic sheet glued in place to stop the unwanted movement
all parts ready for further painting and detailing (engine still need some love 🙂 )
Instrument panel sanded flat, painted white and then the thin foil was glued with the cover PE part (after spryaing it with tamyia XF-85 rubber black). Everything is glued together with PVA glue
Control stick and main cockpit painted.
this time, PE parts from the set were NOT used. (did not like them to be honest)
main cockpit is ready for installation
I will be adding some small parts to both halves of the fuselage. And after detailing the engine a little more, fuselage can be glued together.
Instrument panel and control stick glued in place.
and one picture with flash - just to see everything in there
control rods glued where they should be, painted and slightly weathered the whole engine
It's looking nice. I like it!
It's been a long time since uploading any progress.
wings and fuselage glued together - no major issues
small gaps between the upper transition between the wings and the fuselage - nothing major which a little bit of putty can't solve
aerials all prepared for the paintjob
small bits and bobs painted
main body finally painted with MRP colors
propeller central hup brush painted with Gunze metalizer
front top antiglare surfaces painted with MRP Super matt black
and gun barrels also brush painted with some Gunze Dark Iron buffable metalizer
Propeller ready for seal coat of varnish and weathering
All decals in place - now it's time for several coats of SOL to get rid of the few spots of silvering
After wash and small corrections for the chipping - plane is completed!
Nice kit, no major issues, few sink marks and small gap between the wing and the fuselage but otherwise very, very nice model. Highly recommended!
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Another small 72 mojo build, just for fun.
The PE set is not correct for F4U-5 version (it should be for F4U-4). I know this and since I did not find the correct set for it, it will have to do. I'm not planning to use everything from the set anyway.)
And therefore do not expect " the right" look of the cockpit. 🙂
One other thing will be used - resin engine replacement.
